Assessment sheet for Baltic Sea region and for seven subdivisions
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| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 0.30 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0.24 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0.12 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0.08 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 0.76 |
| Average PD impact | 0.01 |
| Average L1 impact | 0.10 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 1.00 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 0.86 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 108.24 | 7055 | 5.30 | 3.16 | 6.01 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand | 52.51 | 3461 | 4.04 | 2.61 | 4.32 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand | 33.85 | 2037 | 1.23 | 0.98 | 2.72 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Circalittoral sand | 32.92 | 2027 | 7.02 | 6.18 | 17.23 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.17 |
| Infralittoral sand | 25.23 | 1438 | 2.97 | 2.61 | 10.51 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Circalittoral mud | 22.80 | 1403 | 5.10 | 4.71 | 10.40 | 0.42 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 21.29 | 1324 | 0.34 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Offshore circalittoral mud | 21.09 | 1241 | 15.09 | 12.19 | 35.18 | 1.60 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.34 |
| Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment | 19.56 | 1162 | 7.40 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.02 | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.17 |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 11.10 | 687 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 7.34 | 432 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 6.41 | 406 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 4.11 | 255 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand | 3.84 | 235 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Offshore circalittoral sand | 2.66 | 153 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 4.04 | 1.48 | 0.73 | 0.50 | 0.35 |
| Infralittoral mud | 2.27 | 132 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 1.03 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.14 |
| Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.79 | 49 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.29 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Unknown | 0.08 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 105.75 | 0 | 3.25 | 5.09 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0.05 | 0.01 | 41.49 | 0 | 9.24 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.10 | 0 | 2.84 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | 2142.54 | 3.61 | 0.39 | NA | 2.84 | 0.08 | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | 85.70 | 1.48 | 0.37 | NA | 0.87 | 0.11 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA |
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Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | 34.44 | 0.44 | 0.34 | NA | 3.55 | 0.15 | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | 1.38 | 0.18 | 0.32 | NA | 1.09 | 0.22 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | 39.75 | 0.52 | 0.02 | NA | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | 1.59 | 0.22 | 0.02 | NA | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.
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| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 0.00 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0.01 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0.00 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0.01 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 0.99 |
| Average PD impact | 0.00 |
| Average L1 impact | 0.00 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 1.00 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 1.00 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 6.41 | 416 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand | 3.00 | 193 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.03 |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 2.08 | 135 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 1.24 | 80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 1.11 | 72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral mud | 0.71 | 46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand | 0.25 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.19 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral mud | 0.12 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 0.11 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral sand | 0.03 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment | 0.02 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral sand | 0.02 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
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| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 17.50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5.33 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5.99 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.82 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4.33 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.32 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 0.00 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0.01 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0.00 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0.00 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 0.99 |
| Average PD impact | 0.00 |
| Average L1 impact | 0.00 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 1.00 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 1.00 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 5.55 | 360 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand | 4.17 | 272 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral mud | 3.10 | 201 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Offshore circalittoral mud | 3.04 | 196 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral sand | 1.04 | 68 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment | 0.94 | 61 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand | 0.88 | 57 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 0.80 | 52 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.72 | 47 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.41 | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral sand | 0.35 | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.22 | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand | 0.20 | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.18 | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral sand | 0.11 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.08 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Unknown | 0.08 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 0.06 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral mud | 0.06 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam vehicula scelerisque ligula et eleifend. Nulla lacus velit, tristique a nunc vel, scelerisque porttitor mauris. Vivamus ligula arcu, posuere imperdiet auctor ut, rutrum non tortor. Phasellus feugiat libero nisi. Suspendisse pretium justo ligula, nec ornare lorem molestie nec. Sed suscipit nisl eu eleifend sollicitudin. Curabitur tincidunt blandit sapien, non fermentum eros pretium a. Pellentesque fringilla ac nisl vel mattis. In at dui eget arcu eleifend convallis. Fusce luctus eros vel sapien condimentum, et lobortis nisl vehicula. Aenean hendrerit egestas odio, vel eleifend ipsum tempor id. Phasellus id magna cursus, ornare arcu finibus, tempus nulla. Aenean eu eros sit amet neque convallis mollis sit amet vitae justo. Donec consectetur in nibh id sagittis.
Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11.38 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.42 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.77 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.35 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 0 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 1 |
| Average PD impact | 0 |
| Average L1 impact | 0 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 1 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 1 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 5.48 | 336 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Circalittoral mud | 5.05 | 305 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand | 1.97 | 119 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 1.61 | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral sand | 1.48 | 89 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral sand | 0.88 | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand | 0.87 | 54 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.04 |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 0.68 | 42 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.45 | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.07 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Infralittoral mud | 0.03 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
| Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.02 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | 2142.54 | NA | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | 85.70 | NA | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | 34.44 | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | 1.38 | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | 39.75 | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | 1.59 | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 1.09 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0.78 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0.41 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0.31 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 0.22 |
| Average PD impact | 0.02 |
| Average L1 impact | 0.40 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 0.99 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 0.46 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infralittoral sand | 12.18 | 677 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 6.80 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.29 | 0.28 |
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 10.05 | 574 | 2.48 | 1.56 | 4.48 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
| Offshore circalittoral mud | 9.46 | 533 | 12.18 | 9.04 | 25.89 | 2.73 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.62 |
| Circalittoral sand | 8.59 | 481 | 2.97 | 2.59 | 8.95 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.48 | 0.39 |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 3.26 | 185 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.38 | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment | 3.21 | 181 | 3.34 | 2.75 | 8.36 | 2.60 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 0.37 |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 2.81 | 159 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.46 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| Circalittoral mud | 2.06 | 116 | 1.44 | 1.19 | 3.22 | 1.56 | 0.97 | 0.67 | 0.52 |
| Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand | 1.49 | 85 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.75 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.23 | 0.36 |
| Offshore circalittoral sand | 1.43 | 80 | 1.04 | 0.82 | 2.65 | 1.86 | 0.98 | 0.69 | 0.51 |
| Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand | 1.26 | 72 | 0.69 | 0.38 | 0.94 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 1.10 | 62 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.55 | 31 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| Infralittoral mud | 0.21 | 12 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.33 | NA |
| Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.04 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.66 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.04 | 2 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 1.61 | 1.00 | 0.94 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0 | 0.00 | 59.14 | 0 | 1.40 | 2.26 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0 | 0.00 | 24.07 | 0 | 2.60 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0 | 0.00 | 19.09 | 0 | 0.92 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | 0.79 | 0.41 | NA | 1.86 | 0.06 | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | 0.78 | 0.32 | NA | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA |
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | NA | 0.12 | 0.35 | NA | 2.70 | 0.13 | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | NA | 0.12 | 0.28 | NA | 0.96 | 0.18 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | NA | 0.16 | 0.02 | NA | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | NA | 0.16 | 0.02 | NA | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 0.72 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0.57 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0.27 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0.20 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 0.43 |
| Average PD impact | 0.02 |
| Average L1 impact | 0.28 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 0.99 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 0.64 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infralittoral sand | 8.60 | 484 | 0.94 | 1.17 | 3.57 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 3.24 | 183 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 0.10 | 0.16 |
| Circalittoral sand | 2.30 | 129 | 1.64 | 1.89 | 3.70 | 1.60 | 0.80 | 0.52 | 0.37 |
| Circalittoral mud | 1.64 | 91 | 1.73 | 1.99 | 3.73 | 2.27 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.56 |
| Infralittoral mud | 1.47 | 83 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.92 | 0.61 | 0.47 | 0.23 | 0.17 |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 0.90 | 50 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.68 | 0.18 | 0.24 |
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 0.39 | 22 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 0.86 | 0.28 | 0.32 |
| Offshore circalittoral mud | 0.21 | 12 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 3.04 | 0.92 | 0.91 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral sand | 0.21 | 12 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 1.59 | 0.92 | 0.50 | NA |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.09 | 5 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 1.39 | 0.60 | 0.52 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment | 0.04 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.59 | 1.00 | 0.59 | NA |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.04 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.02 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0 | 0.00 | 10.97 | 0 | 0.06 | 2.82 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0 | 0.00 | 4.97 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0 | 0.00 | 6.13 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | 0.30 | 0.45 | NA | 4.31 | 0.09 | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | 1.22 | 0.56 | NA | 1.35 | 0.13 | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA |
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | NA | 0.02 | 0.29 | NA | 2.27 | 0.17 | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | NA | 0.07 | 0.36 | NA | 0.71 | 0.24 | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | NA | 0.02 | 0.02 | NA | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | NA | 0.07 | 0.02 | NA | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 0.25 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0.24 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0.10 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0.07 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 0.76 |
| Average PD impact | 0.00 |
| Average L1 impact | 0.08 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 1.00 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 0.89 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand | 31.47 | 1894 | 0.93 | 0.74 | 1.98 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 29.54 | 1783 | 2.24 | 0.65 | 1.10 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand | 16.24 | 970 | 1.58 | 0.58 | 2.72 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment | 15.31 | 914 | 4.06 | 4.19 | 12.62 | 0.78 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| Circalittoral sand | 12.00 | 691 | 2.33 | 1.37 | 4.51 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Offshore circalittoral mud | 8.38 | 500 | 2.74 | 2.94 | 8.64 | 0.98 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.19 |
| Circalittoral mud | 7.80 | 470 | 1.82 | 1.27 | 3.38 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.14 |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 5.95 | 358 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 5.93 | 347 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 3.57 | 220 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Infralittoral sand | 2.60 | 150 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 2.28 | 135 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand | 2.11 | 120 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 1.63 | 98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Offshore circalittoral sand | 0.67 | 38 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 1.05 | 1.56 | 0.61 | 0.36 | 0.26 |
| Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.54 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| Infralittoral mud | 0.31 | 19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.21 | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam vehicula scelerisque ligula et eleifend. Nulla lacus velit, tristique a nunc vel, scelerisque porttitor mauris. Vivamus ligula arcu, posuere imperdiet auctor ut, rutrum non tortor. Phasellus feugiat libero nisi. Suspendisse pretium justo ligula, nec ornare lorem molestie nec. Sed suscipit nisl eu eleifend sollicitudin. Curabitur tincidunt blandit sapien, non fermentum eros pretium a. Pellentesque fringilla ac nisl vel mattis. In at dui eget arcu eleifend convallis. Fusce luctus eros vel sapien condimentum, et lobortis nisl vehicula. Aenean hendrerit egestas odio, vel eleifend ipsum tempor id. Phasellus id magna cursus, ornare arcu finibus, tempus nulla. Aenean eu eros sit amet neque convallis mollis sit amet vitae justo. Donec consectetur in nibh id sagittis.
Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0 | 0.00 | 35.17 | 0 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0 | 0.01 | 11.78 | 0 | 4.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0 | 0.00 | 11.21 | 0 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | 6.94 | 0.33 | NA | 3.91 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | 2.06 | 0.32 | NA | 0.86 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | NA | 1.22 | 0.32 | NA | 4.73 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | NA | 0.36 | 0.30 | NA | 1.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | NA | 1.81 | 0.02 | NA | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | NA | 0.54 | 0.02 | NA | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| Indicators | values |
|---|---|
| Intensity (I-1) | 0.01 |
| Proportion of cells fished (I-2) | 0.07 |
| Proportion of area fished (I-3) | 0.01 |
| Aggregation of fishing pressure (I-4) | 0.02 |
| Persistently unfished areas (I-5) | 0.93 |
| Average PD impact | 0.00 |
| Average L1 impact | 0.01 |
| Proportion of area with PD impact < 0.2 | 1.00 |
| Proportion of area with L1 impact < 0.2 | 0.99 |
Figure 1 Geographic distribution of surface abrasion, seabed sensitivity (community longevity) and total value and weight from mobile bottom-contacting gear. The maps of surface abrasion, value and weight show the average per year for 2013-2018
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 2 Fishing intensity, Swept Area Ratio, by mobile bottom-contacting gears (year-1), averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle
| MSFD broad habitat type | Extent of habitat 1000 km2 | Number of grid cells | Landings 1000 tonnes | Value 10 6 euro | Swept area 1000 km2 | Average fishing intensity I 1 | Prop of grid cells fished I 2 | Prop of area fished I 3 | Prop of habitat fished with 90 of effort I 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circalittoral mixed sediment | 50.81 | 3564 | 0.48 | 0.85 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Circalittoral mud or Circalittoral sand | 25.87 | 1835 | 1.76 | 1.65 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Circalittoral sand | 7.50 | 568 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Infralittoral mixed sediment | 4.31 | 309 | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Circalittoral coarse sediment | 2.94 | 207 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Circalittoral mud | 2.44 | 174 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Circalittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.94 | 64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Infralittoral sand | 0.83 | 64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Infralittoral coarse sediment | 0.50 | 35 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Infralittoral mud or Infralittoral sand | 0.42 | 32 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Infralittoral rock and biogenic reef | 0.38 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Infralittoral mud | 0.06 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment | 0.04 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral mud or Offshore circalittoral sand | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Figure 3. Time series of (a) mean fishing intensity (surface abrasion), (b) proportion of the surface area of the seafloor fished, (c) aggregation of fishing (proportion of the surface area with 90% of the fishing effort) by habitat for the depth zone 0-200m in the Greater North Sea. Results represent vessels over 15m (2009-2011) and vessels over 12m (2012-2018).
Figure 4. Cumulative proportion of the swept area, landings and value. Grid cells were sorted from highest to lowest fishing intensity and include non-fished cells. The results are for all mobile bottom-contacting gears in the Greater North Sea based on averaged fishing data per c-square from 2013-2018.
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam vehicula scelerisque ligula et eleifend. Nulla lacus velit, tristique a nunc vel, scelerisque porttitor mauris. Vivamus ligula arcu, posuere imperdiet auctor ut, rutrum non tortor. Phasellus feugiat libero nisi. Suspendisse pretium justo ligula, nec ornare lorem molestie nec. Sed suscipit nisl eu eleifend sollicitudin. Curabitur tincidunt blandit sapien, non fermentum eros pretium a. Pellentesque fringilla ac nisl vel mattis. In at dui eget arcu eleifend convallis. Fusce luctus eros vel sapien condimentum, et lobortis nisl vehicula. Aenean hendrerit egestas odio, vel eleifend ipsum tempor id. Phasellus id magna cursus, ornare arcu finibus, tempus nulla. Aenean eu eros sit amet neque convallis mollis sit amet vitae justo. Donec consectetur in nibh id sagittis.
Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area swept (1000 km2) | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes) | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value (10^6 euro) | 0 | 0 | 2.68 | 0 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | NA | 1.45 | NA | 2.90 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/Area swept (1000 km2) | NA | NA | 5.76 | NA | 1.30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Mauris varius lorem consectetur, volutpat urna in, volutpat massa. Nam congue, mauris nec ullamcorper congue, quam dui condimentum sem, mattis egestas est orci in massa. Duis faucibus egestas erat eu placerat. Praesent eleifend euismod rutrum. Morbi eget laoreet justo, vitae finibus justo. In vitae lacus a turpis pretium facilisis et et magna. Duis pretium diam finibus est consectetur, ut posuere risus faucibus. Donec mi orci, pellentesque ac dui id, vulputate volutpat leo. Proin quis gravida nulla. Vestibulum lobortis sit amet neque nec pulvinar. Phasellus id tortor congue, aliquet nulla at, venenatis turpis. Cras semper diam vitae gravida ultricies. Donec eu ultricies diam. Aliquam mattis interdum maximus. Proin sed lacus nibh.
Figure 7. Impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears averaged for the 2013-2018 six-year cycle for the PD and L1 method.
Figure 8. The mean impact of mobile bottom-contacting gears in all combined MSFD habitats and the four most extensive habitat types in water less than 200m depth in the Greater North Sea between 2009 and 2018 (left). The proportion of the fished area with an impact of less than 0.2 (right)
| X | DRB_MOL | OT_CRU | OT_DMF | OT_MIX | OT_SPF | SDN_DMF | SSC_DMF | TBB_CRU | TBB_DMF | TBB_MOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/PD impact | NA | NA | 0.81 | NA | 3.31 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/PD impact | NA | NA | 3.22 | NA | 1.48 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Landings (1000 tonnes)/L1 impact | NA | NA | 0.02 | NA | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Value (10^6 euro)/L1 impact | NA | NA | 0.08 | NA | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Figure 9. PD impact (upper panel) and L1 impact (lower panel) of selected gear groupings on the most extensive MSFD habitat types. Impact is estimated in isolation of the other gear groupings. Note the different scales on the Y-axis.